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Originally Posted by blueash
I am disappointed and expect better from you. No vaccine is 100% effective. Nonetheless children cannot go to school without proof of immunization. You know that and I think you support that. No school would claim that having their students immunized totally guarantees that those particular illnesses will never be spread in the school. But requiring proof of immunization is the best a school can do, so that is what the law requires. Might some parent forge a vaccine certificate, sure.
All those countries that require proof of Yellow Fever vaccination. Are you going to tell them what a foolish idea that is as the vaccine likely has a failure rate as well or do you think that is a reasonable precaution against a disease that kills about 50,000 a year? Over time, if we get a requirement for a Covid passport, the issues of how recent a booster is needed for the passport to be valid will be answered. You know that.
Arguing that a vaccine passport is not perfect is not a reason to reject the idea. No public health measure is perfect. No vaccine is perfect. Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good. You know that too.
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Remember Polio? Well,
thanks to anti-vaxxers, it's coming back....
In 2019, some humans have continued to spew anti-vaccination propaganda not backed by scientific evidence,
claiming that vaccine-preventable diseases are not that serious and that stuff like supplements can replace vaccinations. This has essentially served as good PR for the polio viruses, hindering efforts to vaccinate people around the world.
Fighting Polio: What Happened In 2019 And What Is Next